---
id: python
title: Python
sidebar_label: Python
---

## What

Display the currently active python version and virtualenv.
Supports conda, virtualenv and pyenv (if python points to pyenv shim).

If your virtual environment is a directory named `venv` or `.venv`, the virtual environment's name will be the parent directory.

## Sample Configuration

import Config from "@site/src/components/Config.js";

<Config
  data={{
    type: "python",
    style: "powerline",
    powerline_symbol: "\uE0B0",
    foreground: "#100e23",
    background: "#906cff",
    template: " \uE235 {{ .Full }} ",
  }}
/>

## Properties

| Name                   | Type       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ---------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `home_enabled`         | `boolean`  | display the segment in the HOME folder or not - defaults to `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `fetch_virtual_env`    | `boolean`  | fetch the name of the virtualenv or not - defaults to `true`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| `display_default`      | `boolean`  | show the name of the virtualenv when it's default (`system`, `base`) or not - defaults to `true`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `fetch_version`        | `boolean`  | fetch the python version - defaults to `true`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| `missing_command_text` | `string`   | text to display when the command is missing - defaults to empty                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| `display_mode`         | `string`   | <ul><li>`always`: the segment is always displayed</li><li>`files`: the segment is only displayed when one of the following files is present:<ul><li>`*.py`</li><li>`*.ipynb`</li><li>`pyproject.toml`</li><li>`venv.bak`</li><li>`venv`</li><li>`.venv`</li></ul></li><li>`environment`: the segment is only displayed when a virtual env is present (**default**)</li><li>`context`: the segment is only displayed when either `environment` or `files` is active</li></ul> |
| `version_url_template` | `string`   | a go [text/template][go-text-template] [template][templates] that creates the URL of the version info / release notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `extensions`           | `[]string` | allows to override the default list of file extensions to validate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| `folders`              | `[]string` | allows to override the list of folder names to validate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `cache_version`        | `boolean`  | cache the executable's version or not - defaults to `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

## Template ([info][templates])

:::note default template

```template
{{ if .Error }}{{ .Error }}{{ else }}{{ if .Venv }}{{ .Venv }} {{ end }}{{ .Full }}{{ end }}
```

:::

### Properties

| Name     | Type     | Description                                        |
| -------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `.Venv`  | `string` | the virtual environment name (if present)          |
| `.Full`  | `string` | the full version                                   |
| `.Major` | `string` | major number                                       |
| `.Minor` | `string` | minor number                                       |
| `.Patch` | `string` | patch number                                       |
| `.URL`   | `string` | URL of the version info / release notes            |
| `.Error` | `string` | error encountered when fetching the version string |

[go-text-template]: https://golang.org/pkg/text/template/
[templates]: /docs/configuration/templates
